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» Please tell me this can get better
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» By no means cured, but doing much better!
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» How I cured my Vulvodynia!
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» 7 months since the diagnosis
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» Gabapentin Gel. or other topical creams
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» IMPORTANT FOR UK SUFFERERS
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» Help New Diagnosis
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» 6 days post Vestibulectomy - Is this normal?? please tell me about your postop healing process!
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Gabapentin Gel. or other topical creams

Thu May 10, 2018 9:43 am by Rosie21

Hi I have been suffering for some years with this abominable pain. I have tried most of the systemic drugs , I asked specialists and Doctors if I could at least try a topical treatment but because this requires a special prescription have been refused Has anybody had a chance of trying these? Thank you I will try to put a link on to some of the research into Gabapentin Gel. Thanks.

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Putnams 'bony parts' cushion or Putnams 'Dr Huff' cushion - which is best?

Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:17 pm by Fielder

Hi everyone,

I'm a newbie.  I live in the UK.  

I'm trying to work out the best cushion to get for my vulvodynia.  I suspect that I could have pudendal nerve involvement (the aching and burning pain is from vagina to clitoris) and I have rectocele and some tailbone pain too.

I have seen some good reports on older threads regarding the Putnams pressure relief cushions....with some ladies …

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An absolute success story- please read!

Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:57 pm by Persevere1990

Dear All,

I posted on here back in March 2017 having just got a diagnosis of vulvodynia after a few months of relentless and acute pain. I was desperate, I was hurting, I was scared I would never know life without pain there again.

I tried creams, acupuncture, numbing gels, frozen pads, baths with various internet recommended concoctions- convinced myself I had lichen sclerosus, herpes, thrush- …

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I'm sorry im rambling

Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:49 am by Jet227

hey, im 19, ive been struggling with this almost a year. The first week I became itchy I went in to check about a yeast infection another week later. I have been to 10 different doctors a total of about 15 appointments for this problem for the past 11 months. I have been tested for everything including having a biopsy. I was first told basically to just go home and use hydrocortazone, then I went …

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New member need advice please

Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:33 pm by PANDORA123

Hello, I have just been diagnosed with unprovoked vulvodynia. Im really scared and worried. It burns a lot and it hurts to sit down. I have been prescribed amitriptyle 10mg. Can anyone give me some hope that I can get better from this condition. Feeling low and depressed.

Thanks

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MonaLisa Touch

Fri Feb 08, 2019 7:35 pm by rl2091

Hi All,

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the MonaLisa Touch treatment for Vulvodynia? My pain started when I went on HRT(pill) for anxiety mainly and my pain abruntly stopped when I stopped HRT. However, when I started on the HRT patch (at my dr's suggestion), the pain returned and has never left. That was 7 years ago. I found MonaLisa Touch on the internet purely by accident …

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Diagnosed Recently

Tue Jan 08, 2019 3:55 pm by flissyg

Hi All,

I’m so glad I’ve found a place where there are others who understand how I feel!

So this is my story:-

I’m 36,  and 4 months ago, whilst innocently sitting in bed reading I experienced a very sharp stabbing pain in my clitoris. It last only a few minutes and then subsided as quickly as it came on. It put it down to “one of those things”.  The following morning I woke up …

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New and need advice and help

Wed Dec 05, 2018 3:26 pm by Cin124

Hi everyone,

About three months ago, I started having vaginal and vulval itching. Then, about two months ago, my vulva started to feel painful and look swollen, so I went to the doctor. I was tested for herpes, chlamydia, and gonorrhea which all came back negative. I also had to do a vaginal swab test and the only thing that came back positive was yeast infection. I was prescribed hydrozole …

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New here would very much appreciate advice at the end of my rope

Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:09 pm by Jma990o

This might be a little long but it's been such a long time I've even been able to talk about my problems openly thank you in advance for any helpful advice.
So ok I'm 24 I've been having this problem for over two years seen quite a few doctors and obgyns alike and nobody will take me seriously I have had a few utis and yeast infections and even bv once and this all started after one of the utis …

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Post  lavrose Thu Mar 27, 2014 1:54 pm

Getting better slowly but surely. Been able to have sex a few times a week, for about a year now. Ive been using Boric acid suppositories, 2 caps inserted in the vag morning and evening and for a while (about 2 months) yeast arrest suppositories along with them twice a day, now Im using carlsons Vitamin e suppositories with the boric acid. The only downside is, its messy, especially during sex, and its embarrassing, because, he has this powder all over him after, and its greasy and overly wet, so sometimes he cant really get friction..which sux, lol, but I feel extremely normal and comfortable "down there" when I am using them. If I go a day or 2 without them, symptoms come back, and Im extremely uncomfortable again.
However..my periods used to feel uncomfortable (for the last 3 years) since Ive had this burning vagina thing, but in the last 3 months or so, they almost feel normal again, so I think these suppositories might cure me one day, who knows..I do feel good, and am able to have sex while they are in, and live a normal life without feeling awful, so I never miss a day. Morning and evening. I still cry and get depressed cuz I have to wear pads also( been wearing cotton menstrual pads) to catch the excess discharge, ( so embarrassing), just everyday, its wet, and will soil your pants, so wear cotton pads.
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Post  julesmp Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:01 pm

It's so great that you are doing better! It sucks having to do all of those things but any progress is wonderful. What do you think helps the most?

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Post  lavrose Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:14 pm

Well, recently I came off the yeast arrest and sex feels better, cuz that "grease" factor isn't there, and can get some friction. Hes used to the Boric acid powder thing by now, after, and sex is actually great!

Prolly Boric acid..but the key for me was using 2 00 gelcaps twice a day, instead of 1 00 gelcap inserted twice a day, which is what I started out with, and altho I felt a whole lot better, I really felt great and can even do marathon sex even nowadays, with 2 Boric Acid up in there, haha!
Another important thing is, it gave me my life back to wear im not irritated at my daughter and feeling constantly uncomfortable, and just lying in bed, I feel normal all day, and can sleep thru the night without that awful feeling in my crotch, that I lived with for so many years. When I first started on the boric acid, it kinda dried me out and burned me a bit, but it felt better than the Vulvodynia, so I trecked on and I seemed to get used to it. Then I started the yeast arrest and things felt even better, and moisterized as there is cocoa butter and vitamin E in the suppositories. Then that seemed to burn me too a bit after a while, so then I started up the Vitamin E suppositories (find them on Amazon), and that was better. When I started on 2, twice a day, it didn't hurt me, and everything just felt so much better, except Im wet and disgusting sometimes, like Im having my period,lol. I take 2 showers a day. .
I used to do essential oils, and concoted all sorts of things together to put in my vag, like a mad scientist over the years, and so far, this has been the best combination for me.
Ive recently started on Sachomycis Boulardii, and Caprilic Acid and Im also gonna start up on a product called Parastroy, I heard a couple people got rid of their yeast and fungus infections after using this product. (yeast starts in the intestines) You can get all these things on Vitacost.
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Post  tinkerbelle2 Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:26 am

Will try this! X
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Post  hondachick96 Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:58 pm

Hello! I was reading your post and suddenly felt that there may be a little hope...I've been dealing with this for almost a year now. It's frustrating because I don't know what to do. I want to make sure that I'm understanding what you're saying. Did you have a constant yeast infection or actual Vulvadynia? I have never heard of the suppositories that you are referring to. Do you use them for the yeast infection or for the Vulvadynia symptoms? Sorry, I know I am asking a lot of questions...just want to make sure that I'm understanding and want to try anything!! Glad this is working for you because this really sucks!!

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Post  lavrose Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:57 pm

It started with a yeast infection that was very stubborn when I lost my virginity. I did monistat and it did not help at all. Then I went to the doctor and did a few rounds of diflucan, and they said I was clear of yeast, but I still had some pain, itching. A few years after that , and multiple rounds of medications and sometimes negative, sometimes positive yeast results, they diagnosed me with Vulvodynia. Ive had these problems all my life, but Ive learned now, that sometimes its not always a yeast infection, it might be BV, ( a bacterial infection) You might have an infection that doesn't show up in tests (yeast or BV), doctors are not always right, you should, trust your body, if you know somethings not right, SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT. The V meds do nothing but drug you and cover up the symptoms. Also, I learned about Candida, and yeast in the gut, caused by improper diet lacking probiotics foods such as yogurt, kefir, and sourkrout, and OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS. Ive had tons of antibiotics thruout my life since childhood, for acne, etc, etc.
antibiotics kill good bacteria in the gut and cause yeast and other bacteria to flourish.
Poor nutrition is another factor.
Antibiotic and antifungal resistance is another factor! (why aren't these medications working??)
Doctors not caring.
Exploring homeopathic medicine, etc. You have to put something RIGHT IN THE VAG TO DESTROY THE BAD BACTERIA... That's causing your problem.
Also, the VAG is a warm, dark place, that has strange things inserted into it fairly frequently, sometimes not under the most clean conditons (sex on the bathroom floor, dirty fingers, etc) it stands to reason, women can get BV pretty easily, and if you don't have the proper vaginal healthy flora to ward it off, you can get sick.
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Post  Alana3 Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:40 pm

Did you know that its possible to over indulge in "good bacteria" and that can also cause pain? If you take in too many probiotics they can wind up hurting you too- be careful! Its a happy medium. But I have new found love for sauerkraut haha..

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Post  lavrose Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:56 pm

Just google Boric Acid and chronic yeast or bv infections, and youll find a lot of information on there. I felt better after the first day using it, (just one capsule at night) is how I started. Midwives prescribe it and you can even have it compounded for you at certain pharm-
It makes sex possible, and after long term use, has cured some people of their problems..
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Post  Delilah1 Mon May 05, 2014 8:37 pm

That's wonderful Lavrose! So glad you are feeling better! Thanks for sharing your good news.
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